NURS 5220 SOAP NOTE TEST 1 STUDY
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS GRADED A+
NEWEST VERSION
How does culture impact healthcare? - ANSWER Influences communication,
health beliefs, diet, family dynamics, and health-seeking behavior.
RESPECT Model - ANSWER Framework for effective, patient-centered
communication across cultures.
R in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Rapport - connect socially, avoid
assumptions.
E in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Empathy - acknowledge and legitimize
the patient's feelings.
S in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Support - help overcome barriers,
involve family, reassure patient.
P in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Partnership - work together, negotiate
roles.
, E in the RESPECT model (second E) - ANSWER Explanations - clarify and
check understanding.
C in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Cultural Competence - respect beliefs,
know biases.
T in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Trust - build trust, recognize self-
disclosure is difficult.
SOAP - ANSWER Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
Subjective section in SOAP - ANSWER Patient's story/symptoms: CC, HPI,
PMH, FH, PSH, ROS.
Objective section in SOAP - ANSWER Provider findings: vitals, physical
exam, labs, imaging.
Assessment section in SOAP - ANSWER Working diagnosis, differential
diagnoses, risk factors.
Plan section in SOAP - ANSWER Next steps: tests, treatments, education,
referrals, follow-up.
Chief Complaint (CC) in SOAP - ANSWER Subjective - always in the patient's
own words.
,Lab results in SOAP - ANSWER Objective section.
Pertinent positives and negatives in SOAP - ANSWER Assessment - supports
or rules out diagnoses.
Medication list in SOAP - ANSWER Subjective (PMH/Current Health Data).
Health maintenance needs and risk factors in SOAP - ANSWER Assessment.
Referrals and patient education in SOAP - ANSWER Plan.
Ways providers can reduce healthcare disparities - ANSWER Use teach-back,
welcome family support, use interpreters, consider health literacy, address
complaints thoughtfully, advocate for institutional accountability.
False fluency - ANSWER Definition not provided in the notes.
Language Fluency - ANSWER Assuming someone has language fluency
without testing/verification.
Humanizing Patients - ANSWER Builds trust and reduces unconscious bias in
care.
Identifiers in History - ANSWER Name, date, time, age, gender, race,
occupation, referral source.
, History of Present Illness (HPI) Purpose - ANSWER Symptom analysis;
differentiates possible causes, rules in/out diagnoses.
7 Variables of Symptom Analysis - ANSWER Timing, location, quality,
quantity/severity, setting, aggravating/alleviating factors, associated factors.
Common HPI Mnemonics - ANSWER OLDCARTS, COLDSPA, LOCATES.
Basic Rules for Building History - ANSWER Introduce yourself, be courteous,
make eye contact, avoid jargon, take notes sparingly, start general, then move
specific, clarify responses, verify and summarize.
Review of Systems (ROS) - ANSWER Inventory of body systems to identify
additional signs/symptoms the patient may not recognize as important.
Autonomy - ANSWER Patient's right to self-determination.
Beneficence - ANSWER Doing good for the patient.
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER Do no harm to the patient.
Utilitarianism - ANSWER Using resources appropriately for the greatest good.
Justice/Fairness - ANSWER Equitable treatment of all patients.
GUIDE 2026/2027 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED CORRECT ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS GRADED A+
NEWEST VERSION
How does culture impact healthcare? - ANSWER Influences communication,
health beliefs, diet, family dynamics, and health-seeking behavior.
RESPECT Model - ANSWER Framework for effective, patient-centered
communication across cultures.
R in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Rapport - connect socially, avoid
assumptions.
E in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Empathy - acknowledge and legitimize
the patient's feelings.
S in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Support - help overcome barriers,
involve family, reassure patient.
P in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Partnership - work together, negotiate
roles.
, E in the RESPECT model (second E) - ANSWER Explanations - clarify and
check understanding.
C in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Cultural Competence - respect beliefs,
know biases.
T in the RESPECT model - ANSWER Trust - build trust, recognize self-
disclosure is difficult.
SOAP - ANSWER Subjective, Objective, Assessment, Plan.
Subjective section in SOAP - ANSWER Patient's story/symptoms: CC, HPI,
PMH, FH, PSH, ROS.
Objective section in SOAP - ANSWER Provider findings: vitals, physical
exam, labs, imaging.
Assessment section in SOAP - ANSWER Working diagnosis, differential
diagnoses, risk factors.
Plan section in SOAP - ANSWER Next steps: tests, treatments, education,
referrals, follow-up.
Chief Complaint (CC) in SOAP - ANSWER Subjective - always in the patient's
own words.
,Lab results in SOAP - ANSWER Objective section.
Pertinent positives and negatives in SOAP - ANSWER Assessment - supports
or rules out diagnoses.
Medication list in SOAP - ANSWER Subjective (PMH/Current Health Data).
Health maintenance needs and risk factors in SOAP - ANSWER Assessment.
Referrals and patient education in SOAP - ANSWER Plan.
Ways providers can reduce healthcare disparities - ANSWER Use teach-back,
welcome family support, use interpreters, consider health literacy, address
complaints thoughtfully, advocate for institutional accountability.
False fluency - ANSWER Definition not provided in the notes.
Language Fluency - ANSWER Assuming someone has language fluency
without testing/verification.
Humanizing Patients - ANSWER Builds trust and reduces unconscious bias in
care.
Identifiers in History - ANSWER Name, date, time, age, gender, race,
occupation, referral source.
, History of Present Illness (HPI) Purpose - ANSWER Symptom analysis;
differentiates possible causes, rules in/out diagnoses.
7 Variables of Symptom Analysis - ANSWER Timing, location, quality,
quantity/severity, setting, aggravating/alleviating factors, associated factors.
Common HPI Mnemonics - ANSWER OLDCARTS, COLDSPA, LOCATES.
Basic Rules for Building History - ANSWER Introduce yourself, be courteous,
make eye contact, avoid jargon, take notes sparingly, start general, then move
specific, clarify responses, verify and summarize.
Review of Systems (ROS) - ANSWER Inventory of body systems to identify
additional signs/symptoms the patient may not recognize as important.
Autonomy - ANSWER Patient's right to self-determination.
Beneficence - ANSWER Doing good for the patient.
Nonmaleficence - ANSWER Do no harm to the patient.
Utilitarianism - ANSWER Using resources appropriately for the greatest good.
Justice/Fairness - ANSWER Equitable treatment of all patients.
